A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/movies: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for movie news and discussion of major motion pictures. The front page acts as an aggregate for movie news and conversation. People come here to talk about films, share official announcements, and react to what is happening in the world of cinema. It is not a place for memes, gossip, or self promotion.
The rule called 'No Spam & Self-promotion - Same Source Posts' is the one that will catch a marketer first. It says the site wide definition of spam is when more than 20 percent of your submissions come from one source, and if your username matches the website or channel you promote, you get banned and blacklisted. The rule called 'No Image Posts & Memes' blocks most visual marketing content outright. The rule called 'No Ambiguous/Misleading/Inaccurate Information or Clickbait in the Submission Title' means your title must state the actual subject clearly. The rule called 'No Repost or Discussion Threads of New Releases' sends you to the official stickied discussion for the first four weeks after a US release. The rule called 'AI Generated Garbage' will ban you if you use AI and pretend to be a real user.
A good post here is a genuine piece of movie news or a thoughtful discussion about a major motion picture. If you are a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the only way in is to become a real member of the community first. Share official announcements, trade news, or well written text posts that link to an image inside the body rather than posting an image directly. If you have a clip to share, follow the clip rules exactly: one per day, at least 60 seconds, HD, movie must be over a year old, title includes movie title, year, director, and scene context with no personal opinions. Ideally upload the clip directly to Reddit. If you want to talk about a new release, go to the official stickied discussion thread for that movie and participate there for the first four weeks after its US release.
Avoid anything that reads as self promotion, especially if your username matches your brand. Do not post memes, single images, infographics, or behind the scenes albums from released movies. Avoid clickbait titles that hide the subject of the post. Do not post celebrity gossip or personal drama unless it directly affects a film, such as someone being fired from a movie or hurt on set. Never encourage piracy or link to pirated content. Do not post spoilers without the spoiler tag. Do not start a new discussion thread for a movie released in the last four weeks. Do not use AI to pretend you are a real user. Do not write low effort rants or political commentary unrelated to the movie at hand.
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No, the rules state that if your username matches the website or channel you are promoting, you will be banned and your site blacklisted. Self promotion is treated as spam when more than 20 percent of your submissions come from one source.
Yes, but only if it is an official first look or poster that has not been posted before. General image posts, memes, and behind the scenes albums from released movies are not allowed.
No, you must use the official stickied discussion thread for any movie released within the last four weeks in the United States.
You can post one clip per day maximum. The clip must be at least 60 seconds long, in HD, from a movie at least one year old, and the title must include the movie title, year, director, and scene context with no personal opinions. Ideally upload directly to Reddit rather than linking YouTube.
No, the rules ban AI generated content that tries to pass as a real user, and violators will be banned.
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